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A total of 85 major government agencies have been tentatively picked to be relocated to the new capital. The Presidential Committee on Administrative Capital Relocation announced Tuesday that it has tentatively outlined plans for the relocation of state organizations. According to this plan, the commission would review and pass a vote to decide on the final number of state organizations to be relocated and submit the results to the president in July for approval. A total of 85 state-related organizations, which includes 74 governmental organizations and 11 constitutional institutions, have been selected. The 74 governmental organizations include: 11 organizations under the president, 13 units under the control of the prime minister, 48 central administrative institutions, and two independent organizations. A proposal to transfer constitutional institutions will be submitted to the National Assembly for consent. Out of 269 total units of state-related institutions, 59.4 percent or 143 have been reviewed for the relocation. A total of 23,614 public officials will be subject to the relocation.
Among 15 organizations under the direct control of the president, 11 of them have been picked for relocation, which includes the Board of Audit and Inspection, Civil Service Commission and the National Security Council. The National Intelligence Service, Presidential Truth Commission on Suspicious Deaths, Audit and Inspection Training Administration, and Central Officials' Training Institute were excepted from the relocation plan. Among 20 organizations under the direct control of the prime minister, 13 were chosen, including the Office for Government Policy Coordination, Fair Trade Commission, the Ombudsman of Korea, Ministry of Planning and Budget, the Ministry of Government Legislation, Korean Overseas Information Service, and the Ministry of Patriots & Veterans Affairs. The Financial Supervisory Commission was excepted from the list at the last minute.
Among 217 major ministries and affiliated institutions, 48 organizations will be relocated, including: the Secretariat to the Public Fund Oversight Committee of the Ministry of Finance and Economy, Office of South-North Dialogue of the Ministry of Unification, Ministry for Trade, the National Police Commission of the Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs, Korean Trade Commission of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Energy, National Environmental Dispute Resolution Commission of the Ministry of Environment, Labor Relation Commission of the Labor Ministry, and the Civilian Aviation Safety Authority of the Ministry of Construction & Transportation. Two independent state organizations -- the Korean Broadcasting Commission and the National Human Rights Commission -- are also included for the relocation. Constitutional organizations assigned to relocate to the new capital are the National Assembly, National Assembly Secretariat, the National Assembly Library, Supreme Court, Constitutional Court and the National Election Commission.
The commission said that the relocation would take place in 2012, when the construction of the new administrative capital is finished, and complete the relocation by 2014.
(englishnews@chosun.com )
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